DU Special Report: Pintails on the Brink
With a record-low breeding population surveyed last spring, pintails just missed the threshold that would have required a closed season. Following is an update on the status of these highly admired birds
Apr. 05, 2023 – DONALDMJONES.COM We could tell they were pintails. The birds flew on slender wings, and the drakes’ dark chocolate heads, extending far beyond their gleaming white chests and neck bars, seemed oddly disconnected from their bodies. And they all trailed those telltale wedge-shaped tails behind them. That sight never fails to jack the heart rate up a few beats. Jimmy Robinson sang it out. “Oh, dang, boys,” he said. “Those are pintails.” The attitude shift
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